Jerry DeMarco

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Born in Newark and raised in Hudson County, Jerry DeMarco is a 38-year veteran of the news industry and a renowned breaking news reporter. He has covered local, county and state police, as well as the FBI, ATF and other federal agencies.

DeMarco joined Daily Voice in 2015 after six years running Cliffview Pilot, one of the nation's few independent breaking news sites. As an independent publisher, he helped establish Local Independent Online News, a national trade organization.

Prior to launching his own site, DeMarco served as a reporter for the Bergen Record, Stamford Advocate, Rockland Journal News, News Tribune, and Trenton Times.

DeMarco has won national recognition for his investigative work, including Clarion, Heywood Broun and Deadline Club awards. He's changed public policy and managed several major projects -- including one that helped put a corrupt public official in federal prison and another that forced a sitting New Jersey attorney general from office for her participation in a Bergen County traffic stop involving her boyfriend.

DeMarco regularly lectures at a graduate course in media relations at Fairleigh Dickinson University and previously was an adjunct professor at Lehman College in the Bronx. 

He has a Bachelor's Degree in English from St. Peter's University in Jersey City.

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority PD: Passenger says he had prescription for heroin Port Authority PD: Passenger says he had prescription for heroin Port Authority PD: Passenger says he had prescription for heroin
Port Authority PD: Passenger says he had prescription for heroin BEYOND BERGEN: A Brooklyn passenger found carrying nearly a dozen folds of heroin during a Jersey City traffic stop told a Port Authority police officer that he had a prescription for the drugs, authorities said. Port Authority Officer John Shaughnessy stopped a 2002 black Lexus after it went through a red light at 14th Street and Marin Boulevard yesterday afternoon, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The eyes of the driver, 39-year-old Armando Otano (above, bottom right) also of Brooklyn, “were watery and bloodshot, and his speech was halting and unclear,” Pentangelo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: California Man Had Online Sex Chats With Ridgefield Park Child Authorities: California Man Had Online Sex Chats With Ridgefield Park Child Authorities: California Man Had Online Sex Chats With Ridgefield Park Child
Authorities: California Man Had Online Sex Chats With Ridgefield Park Child RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- A California man was being held pending extradition to New Jersey after investigators charged him with exchanging sexually explicit messages and images with a 10-year-old Ridgefield Park youngster. George Derugin, 29, of Burlingame, faces charges of aggravated sexual assault, manufacturing child pornography and child endangerment. Derugin was arrested after investigators from the Burlingame, Culver City, and San Jose police departments, as well as the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit. executed search warrants at two California locations on Tues…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Bucking Suburban Trends, Deer Walks Paterson Streets Bucking Suburban Trends, Deer Walks Paterson Streets Bucking Suburban Trends, Deer Walks Paterson Streets
Bucking Suburban Trends, Deer Walks Paterson Streets PATERSON, N.J. -- More and more deer have been seen in suburbia, but walking down a Paterson street? "I was on Hemlock Street dropping off my girlfriend the other night when I saw a woman walking down Main Street [near St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center] yelling behind her," Lawrence Bethke or Irvington told Daily Voice. "I got out of my car and he walked off of Main Street and up Hemlock," he said. "He was an 8-point buck, I'm guessing around 200 pounds -- big for a Jersey deer," said Bethke, who snapped a few photos. "He walked up and down Hemlock S…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rivertowns, NY
Breaking News
Oh, Deer! Buck Crashes Through Window Of Bergen County Home, Climbs Stairs Oh, Deer! Buck Crashes Through Window Of Bergen County Home, Climbs Stairs Oh, Deer! Buck Crashes Through Window Of Bergen County Home, Climbs Stairs
Oh, Deer! Buck Crashes Through Window Of Bergen County Home, Climbs Stairs SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A deer crashed through the window of a Saddle Brook home Tuesday morning, ran through the house and then leaped out the way he came in, authorities told Daily Voice. The Claremont Avenue homeowner called 911 at 10 a.m. to report hearing breaking glass in the laundry room. "That's when she saw a large buck with antlers," Police Chief Robert Kugler said. The deer headed upstairs before running back down and out the same window. "There's a bit of blood on the floor and he knocked some things over but no other major damage," Kugler said. "The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Your Community
Ground Broken For $25M Booth Actors Home In Englewood Ground Broken For $25M Booth Actors Home In Englewood Ground Broken For $25M Booth Actors Home In Englewood
Ground Broken For $25M Booth Actors Home In Englewood ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Ground was broken Monday on a $25 million project to rebuild and expand the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood. The Actors Fund is looking to raise $10 million toward the new assisted living and skilled nursing facility for professional entertainers and performing artists. The new structure will replace the current 56-year-old building off W. Hudson Avenue with more than 25,000 more square feet of space -- increasing to 169 the number of residents it can house (from 124). Among the attendees: Tony and GRAMMY winner Billy Porter, Actors’ Equity Association President K…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
'No Danger' As Ridgewood Police Do Walk-Throughs Of Village Schools 'No Danger' As Ridgewood Police Do Walk-Throughs Of Village Schools 'No Danger' As Ridgewood Police Do Walk-Throughs Of Village Schools
'No Danger' As Ridgewood Police Do Walk-Throughs Of Village Schools RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Ridgewood police went school-to-school Tuesday afternoon in response to what one source told Daily Voice was a disturbing comment apparently made by a student. Police Chief John Ward said he couldn't confirm a report that a student's comment prompted the extra caution."There's absolutely no danger," he said. "We're doing walk-throughs while conducting an investigation. "We've been stepping up our school security checks and trying to do this on a regular basis -- the frequency and the timing of which we vary for strategic reasons," he said.CHECK BA…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Deer Crashes Through Window Of Saddle Brook Home Deer Crashes Through Window Of Saddle Brook Home Deer Crashes Through Window Of Saddle Brook Home
Deer Crashes Through Window Of Saddle Brook Home SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A deer crashed through the window of a Saddle Brook home this morning, ran through the house and then leaped out the way he came in, authorities told Daily Voice. The Claremont Avenue homeowner called 911 at 10 a.m. to report hearing breaking glass in the laundry room. "That's when she saw a large buck with antlers," Police Chief Robert Kugler said. The deer headed upstairs before running back down and out the same window. "There's a bit of blood on the floor and he knocked some things over but no other major damage," Kugler said. "The wom…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Your Community
Parents At St. Leo's School In Elmwood Park Get Thermometer App Parents At St. Leo's School In Elmwood Park Get Thermometer App Parents At St. Leo's School In Elmwood Park Get Thermometer App
Parents At St. Leo's School In Elmwood Park Get Thermometer App ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- St. Leo's School in Elmwood Park was one of only 50 schools chosen from 850 applicants nationwide to participate in a special health program using the first FDA-approved smartphone-connected thermometer. All student familiies with smartphones will receive the $30 Kinsa thermometers in the mail as part of the manufacturer's FLUency program -- just in time for flu season. The devices allow parents to detect signs of potential health trouble earlier, leading to fewer sick days. "Sick days are disruptive to learning, challenging for parents who must find childcare, a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
'Light The Night' Vigil In Hackensack Honors Those In Recovery 'Light The Night' Vigil In Hackensack Honors Those In Recovery 'Light The Night' Vigil In Hackensack Honors Those In Recovery
'Light The Night' Vigil In Hackensack Honors Those In Recovery HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The courage it takes to get and stay sober amid the pressure of mental and emotional turmoil will be celebrated Tuesday evening in Hackensack during a "Light the Night for Recovery" vigil. With Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the county freeholder board presiding, the 6:30 p.m. event will include a speaking program, a moment of silence and a reading of names at the Bergen County Administration Building between Hudson and River streets. The administration building will also be lit in purple. The Recovery Month observance "reinforces the positive m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Pizzeria UNO Holds Fundraiser For Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad Pizzeria UNO Holds Fundraiser For Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad Pizzeria UNO Holds Fundraiser For Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad
Pizzeria UNO Holds Fundraiser For Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad LYNDHURST, N.J. -- UNO Pizzeria & Grill on Route 3 in Clifton will donate up to 20% of your check’s value, excluding tax and tip, on Nov. 5 directly to the Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad. In order to participate in the event, which runs from 11 a.m. to midnight, you must print out a flyer and present it at the restaurant. CLICK HERE to print the flyer. MORE INFO: www.emergencysquad.com

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